lots

Busy, busy, busy!  These boys are keeping me on my toes, that's for sure.  For almost two weeks now Levi has often used the potty for #2 - I'd say maybe 80% of the time?  Definitely more than half the time, but not quite 100% of the time.  And, it's definitely not always just good luck on my part either, he'll actually tell me he has to go.  He hasn't told me at all for #1, but hey, it's pretty nice to rarely change a dirty diaper!

Levi has had a runny nose for WEEKS.  I think actually the last couples days it's lessened.  He's quite good about having his nose wiped - doesn't run away and will ask for it sometimes.  The other day I was sitting in the chair looking at a book with him and he grabbed my arm and proceeded to wipe his nose on my sleeve!  He learned that from his dad!!  (Not that Mike does that himself, but if he's in work clothes he just has the boys use his sleeve.)  :)

Logan was sick for a couple days.  Sunday afternoon he started with a fever and he didn't feel well enough to be up and around.  Monday morning he seemed fine, so I thought it had been just a random, quick thing.  But, Monday evening he started up with the fever again.  Just wanted to lay on the couch and rest, which is pretty abnormal for a 4-yr-old boy.  He woke up once in the night not feeling well and when I checked his temp it was 104.  The next morning he seemed to be recovering a bit, and by the next day he was back to normal.  It's been a few days and so far no one else is sick!!

Tuesday was my 34th birthday.  Yikes!  That sounds SO old...  My friend Amy and I were going to take the kids out to McDonald's after Bible Study, but since Logan was sick I didn't go.  He was well enough that we visited Mike at work (no kids to get sick there!) for lunch.  There was a couple inches of SNOW on the ground that morning, so they weren't out planting celery.  :)  The boys had fun checking out the greenhouse and riding on the boom.  That evening Mike had a council meeting at church, but my parents came over for cake and ice cream, so it wasn't just the boys and I all day.  :)  Mike did spoil me by making me breakfast in the morning and giving me a gift card to a spa.  After supper the boys gave me a couple candles and an exercise shirt that they pick out. (This was the FIRST time Mike ever gave me an article of clothing!)

Wednesday evening was a fun time at church for the boys.  They are wrapping up their first year of Gopher's already!  They had a carnival night.  Mike and I went around with them and they got to play some games and get small prizes.  They loved it!

Well, yesterday we got another dog!  I've been looking A LOT (it was almost an obsession...).  I didn't realize it was going to be so hard to get a dog!  Adopting a dog is harder than you'd think, and all the other dogs I called on were already sold.  Apparently you have to jump on something as soon as you see it listed.  Wednesday afternoon there was a posting on craigslist for a small dog, I emailed right away and set up a time to check her out yesterday.  I liked her as soon as I saw her, and it certainly made a good impression that she's not "yippy".  :)  We got her in the morning, and didn't decide on a name until Mike got home from work at night, so the boys got in the habit of saying "Hey, girl!"  Mike and I settled on naming her Pixie.  It really fits her well.  She's a tiny, black dog, about 6 months old.  Yorkie mix is what I was told.  Taking a bit of a gamble buying a dog off craigslist, but it also doesn't cost NEAR as much as going out and getting a purebred puppy!

The boys have been SO EXCITED about Pixie.  It's going to be a little crazy here until we all settle in with the new addition.  I'm mainly just trying to make sure they don't bother her too much.  So far she is handling it VERY well, I am very happy with her.  Levi has wavered between liking her and being a little scared.  She does tend to jump up, which doesn't bother the rest of us, but considering he's the shortest in the family, I can see why he wouldn't like it.  :)

We also know that we would like to have another Golden Retriever.  When I first started looking I thought there was no way we would get one anytime soon because most of them are incredibly expensive.  But, I came across a breeder just down the road here that doesn't charge an arm and a leg.  We paid a visit last night.  He has a few dogs that will be having puppies this summer.  One is expecting in a couple weeks, the other two aren't bred yet, but should be soon.  We're 8th on the list for a female, so we probably won't be in on the first litter, but on one of the next.  He said that means we'd probably get a puppy around August.  I'm hoping that's a good time - enough time for us to get adjusted to Pixie, but then still enough nice weather left in the fall for training a puppy.  :)